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THE MOAT as it stood at 18 October 2026, 20:37 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify

Sam Jones / The Guardian /

Also: Kyiv Post France Reeling From Cost-of-Living Riots as 1,800 Arrested, Sky News France wakes up to aftermath of worst riots in years | Full report, Financial Times France reels after ‘unprecedented’ violent riots, The New York Times France in Shock After Protests Devolve Into Riots, The Telegraph Thousands arrested after looters ransack Paris, BBC How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France · see all

In other languages: Le Temps Un demi-million de manifestants dans les rues françaises: le 17 octobre, «tout était prévisible, sauf l’intensité des violences» (fr), Diario Financiero Saqueos e incendio de edificios durante protestas en Francia profundizan división entre extremos políticos y provocan reacción de la Casa Blanca (es), Expansión (México) Francia estalla contra el costo de vida: cientos de miles protestan y desafían a Macron antes de las elecciones (es), Handelsblatt Hunderttausende demonstrieren: „Entsetzliche Gewalt“ bei Protesten erschüttert Frankreich (de), Rzeczpospolita Płonące budynki, plądrowane sklepy i 1,8 tys. aresztowanych. Bilans zamieszek we Francji (pl), Le Figaro «Derrière chaque boutique saccagée, il y a une personne»: la très lourde facture du 17 octobre pour ces commerçants qui «n’en peuvent plus» (fr), NRC In Parijs klinken termen als ‘burgeroorlog’ en ‘stadsguerrilla’. Zo’n verwoestende demonstratie heeft niemand hier eerder meegemaakt (nl), Het Financieele Dagblad Gewelddadige Franse protesten spelen uiterst rechtse Le Pen in de kaart (nl), Frankfurter Allgemeine Gewalt in Frankreich: Pulverfass Paris (de) · see all

  1. Who capped Starlink in Ukraine? Musk, Trump and Rubio give three different answers

    Charlotte Lam / France 24 /

    In other languages: Der Spiegel USA drohen Europa wegen Starlink-Beschränkungen (de), Rzeczpospolita Zełenski oskarża administrację Trumpa o zakłócenia Starlinka. „Sygnał wyszedł od rządu” (pl)

  2. Microsoft drops huge AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns

    Gwyn Topham / The Guardian /

    Also: Financial Times Microsoft pulls plug on Nscale data centre deal

    In other languages: Børsen Microsofts milliarder i datacentre har fået lokalsamfund til at rejse sig (da)

  3. Missile War Monitor: Ukrainian drones set St Petersburg oil terminal on fire as Russia claims 1,015 downed

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Financial Times St Petersburg endures biggest Ukrainian drone attack, The Wall Street Journal Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Putin’s Hometown, Striking Oil Terminal, POLITICO Europe Ukraine strikes oil facility in St. Petersburg as part of ‘massive’ drone attack, The Kyiv Independent Ukraine war latest: St. Petersburg slammed by drones in mass Ukrainian attack · see all

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Attacker i S:t Petersburg – oljeterminal brinner (sv), Rzeczpospolita Zmasowany atak dronów na Petersburg. Płonie terminal naftowy i obiekty cywilne (pl), Dagens industri Attacker i S:t Petersburg – oljeterminal brinner (sv)

  4. How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage that is now at risk

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Independent How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage

  5. White House Defends Russia Sanctions Waiver to Aid Peace Talks

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The National US defends Russia sanctions waiver as Zelenskyy rift deepens, Al-Monitor Trump waives many Russia-related sanctions, tariffs before they were to take effect under new law, Bloomberg Trump Puts New Russia Sanctions on Hold, The Wall Street Journal Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress, bne IntelliNews Trump waives Russia's "hellish" sanctions two days before they bite · see all

    In other languages: Dagens industri Sanktionsstopp mot Ryssland ska gälla i 60 dagar (sv), Børsen Trumps pause i sanktioner mod Rusland vil gælde i 60 dage (da), Dagens Næringsliv Rubio: Trump satte Russland-sanksjoner på pause for å analysere (no), Aftenposten Rubio: Trump satte Russland-sanksjoner på pause for å analysere (no), Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Trumps Aussetzung von Sanktionen – Parteiübergreifende Kritik (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Trump schort sancties tegen Rusland op (nl) · see all

  6. US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Aftenposten Zelenskyj til NBC: – USAs myndigheter beordret Starlink-stans (no)

  7. Global investors against use of judicial anti-avoidance rule by tax officials

    The Economic Times /

  8. Space war: Russia may be deploying killer satellites as US throttles Ukraine's access

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  9. India's exports to West Asia recover from US-Iran war shock in April-August; shipments to Africa, ASEAN rise

    Mint /

    Also: The Economic Times India's exports rise across geographies; Africa, ASEAN lead growth in Apr-Aug

  10. US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says

    Linda Hourani / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post US Resumes Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine, Zelensky Says

  11. Russia wins UN committee vote branding Western sanctions a form of colonialism

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  12. BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: AI smashes the foundations of the global kingdom of mathematics

    Steven Boykey Sidley / Daily Maverick /

  13. Anthropic Plans to Shift Some Shares Into New ‘Public Good’ Fund

    Katrina Manson / Bloomberg /

  14. Pressure mounts on Paraguay’s Central Bank over doubts about some lenders’ solvency

    MercoPress /

  15. Two killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine trade blows on power infrastructure

    Sam Jones / The Guardian /

  16. Inside Andreessen’s Growing Political Influence

    Bloomberg /

  17. Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed

    Financial Times /

  18. NATO jets scramble as drone explodes in Lithuanian airspace

    Rebecka Pieder / The Kyiv Independent /

  19. Crunch time for Brazilian politics

    Financial Times /

  20. OpenAI Arrest Raises AI Espionage Concerns

    Bloomberg /

  21. The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers

    Chong Ming Lee and Mandy Zuo / South China Morning Post /

  22. Zelensky: Russia Hit Energy Grid 76 Times Since Ceasefire Call

    Kyiv Post /

  23. Egypt says ready to give Saudi Arabia necessary support amid Houthi conflict

    Al-Monitor /

  24. Trump Envoys Push Russian Gas Transit in Ukraine Peace Talks

    Kyiv Post /

Earlier today

  1. Starlink access still not fully restored for Ukraine’s military, says Zelenskyy

    Jennifer Rankin and Andrew Rothin Kyiv / The Guardian /

  2. Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank

    Financial Times /

  3. Drones Hit St. Petersburg Oil Terminals, VK Data Center, and Bridge

    Tymur Dubovyk / Kyiv Post /

  4. Nidec to seek damages from founder and executives over accounting fraud

    The Japan Times /

  5. From Ukraine to the Strait of Hormuz, the second energy crisis in five years is undermining resistance to the green transition

    Ignacio Fariza and Manuel Planelles / El País /